1000 MOST INFLUENTIAL LONDONERS
Posted on Thursday 12 November 2009
Matthew Bourne has topped the Dance List as part of the Evening Standard's 1000 Most Influential Londoners. The list, published this week, includes figures from all walks of public life including Politics, Culture and Business.
Matthew Bourne with Lez Brotherston
The Dance List is as follows...
DANCE
Matthew Bourne - Choreographer and director
Easily Britain's most popular director-choreographer, Bourne's mix of clear story-telling and high production values ensure loyalty for his dance-dramas. His version of Swan Lake with male swans is a modern classic.
Alistair Spalding - Sadler's Wells, Director
Feet remain comfortably under tables for Spalding, whose transformative direction of Sadler's Wells and his commissioning clout mean paths are beaten to his door by both wannabe choreographers and political poo-bahs.
Steven McRae - The Royal Ballet, Principal dancer
Rightly promoted to principal in the Royal Ballet's annual round of snakes-and-ladders, the scissor-legged Australian, pictured, wows all and sundry with his fine dancing and acting finesse, latterly in Mayerling at the Royal Opera House.
Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, Akram Khan - choreographers and dance company owners
Hip those hoorays for three British dance makers who not only choreograph and perform but also run their own companies and have a say in other people's. Style-wise they cover the waterfront: Wheeldon has classic allure; Khan has east-west cross-over; and McGregor has everything — innovation, ingenuity, and educational commitment.
Monica Mason - The Royal Ballet, Director
With more dancers, more cash and more repertory than everyone else, the Royal's veteran dancer-turned-director retains all her influence. But only until 2012, when she retires — so successors are jostling.
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